Game apparatus.



No. 844,507. PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.-

T. J. FALVEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 0013.5 1906.

will/117111111141 5? witnesses UNITED STA ES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS "J. FALVEY', OF SOUTH BOsTON,'MAssAcHUsETTs, ASSIGNOR To JOSEPH F. JOAQUIN, OF SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. L

' citizen of the United States, residing at South GAME APPARATUS.

To a whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J. FA VEY, a

Boston, in the county ofSuffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class ofgame apparatus known as parlor games and the object is to provide an apparatus of the character described which shall enable any number of persons to engage in a com.- petitive'game which shall be entertaining and which shall develop the skill of the com- I and arrangement of parts set forth in the fol-' lowing specification, and particularlypointed I petitors.

The invention consists in .the combination out in the claims thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section, partly in elevation, of my improved game apparatus, the

same being partly broken away to save space in the drawings. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same. Fig. '3 is an elevation of the target viewed from'the right of Fig. 1,

the same being broken away to save space in.

the drawings.

Likenumerals refer to, like parts 'through- I out the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is a target provided with a large aperture 6 and a plurality of smaller apertures 7. 8 is a gun-mount upon which is mounted a spring-gun 9. The target 5 and the gun-mount 8 are detachablyportion 11, extending around three sides thereof, said flat portion having therein a plurality of depressions 12, which are referably'hemispherical inform. A wal 13, which rises above the, general. level of the .5 1 1, which extends around and forms a part base 10, extends around the periphery of said base. y

I may, if I so desire, omit the flat portion of the base 10, and may form the depressions 12 in the .convexly-curved surface of said base. The spring-gun 9comprises in its con- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 5,1906. Serial No. 337,570. I

The upper surface of the base" Patented'Feb. 1 9, 190?.

struction a tube 14, pivoted at '15 to a support 16, said support bein pivoted at' 17 to I 1 the gun-mount 8. The tu e 14 is provided with an orifice 18, into which'a marble or other projectile may be introduced. The orifice 18 communicates with the bore 19 of the tube 14. A lunger 20,"s1idably mounted within the tu e 14, is provided with a handle 21, by means of which said plunger may be retracted from the position shownin the drawings untilthe front face 22 of said plunger has passed toward the left beyond the orifice 18. The marble or other projectile 23 will then an into'the bore 19, and

when the handle 21 is released a helical com-'- pression-spring 24 ,moves the plunger past the orifice 18 to the position shown in Fig. 1

thereby propelling said projectiletoward the.

target 5.

;A plurality of pockets-2 5, formed of netting, cloth, or other suitable material, are

suspended from the back of the target '5 op-' 'posite the apertures 7, respectively. A clapper 26 is pivoted at 27 to two brackets 28,

preferably provided on its front face 29 with 'a pictorial representation of the countenance of a negro. The clapper 26 normally extends across and covers the aperture 6. A helicaltorsion-spring 30 is adapted-to return the bell-striker 31 is fast to the clapper '26 an s mounted on the target 5. The clapper 26 is adapted to strike .abell 32 when the clapper I 26 is struck by a projectile and rocked upon its pivot 27. The gun-mount 8 and the target 5 are provided with dowel-pins 33 and 34, respectively, so-that when the apparatusis out of use said target and gun-mount may be removed from their places and laid down upon the base 10.

It will be evident that, if desired, the

' spring-gun 9 may be dispensed with and the players-may with their hands throw proj ectiles at the target 5. 1

The general operat on ofthe apparatus hereinbefore specifically described, is as follows: One of the persons engaged in playing the game places a marble or other 23 in the orifice 18 swings the tu ward the right or left, up or down', ashe may desire, to aim the gun at the target 5, it be-. ing the object to hit the clapper 26 if possible,

projectile e 14to- '"thereby scoring ten points. The handle 21 clapper 2 6 to. its normalposition after-said 35' clapper has been rocked on its pivot '27 '.jf- A basejandthesidpeof said balsefrbm the tar- I, etsmmrdthegummoants willroll oflsaid xfieiit-fr'drn'th 'us'eef the-3591mmcompetition to determinew o shall seeuIr-jfihe'a highst= ea -egs r i In a game-apparatus a target; a

ile 23 is propelled toward the target-5=aiii d said c1a er ifotked up'eii-iits jiitfl'l"liiitik the bell-striker 31 strikes the bell 32, Whereupon the spring 30 returns said clapper-me its normal position. If, however, the projectile face fit'he target 5, it -wiflfaliemhebaseqe;

' bi theme of the-hefeinbefere 23 should not-chanceto strike the elapper 26, v said projectile may possibly passjthrough one of the apertures 7 and lod e-iii itsrespeetivie pocket 25, thereby' making. a score of s'iX arid'byreasefiefftlieeenve watursaofi'said bas'eandmay lodge in" O'rieo'f the depressions withthe- Roman numeral V asters-of five will be seen that any'number offersbfis ifiay es'ci-jibed apparatus derive-finish? pleasure and amusenumber'of cilia- 1 I Havingt 111 dscribeamfy'ifiveatiomwhat I el'aim; and desire by'nea eis lsaen ni'diiiit, a s ringunmounte'di on said ojiposite ends, respectively; thereof, the 51 face (if said base dovvnw'ar said targett'bwafd said 1110111111;

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v 2-. Inagame apparatus-aebfiveaiy curved strike-said bell, ages-mountfasfltd said base pp te s'aia target; a tube' "ivoted on said un-meant, saidtube provi ed with smon: flee" therein adapted to're'ceive a-proj eet'i-le, aplufiger' located in saidtuibe, and a spring' fifiapted tu'move said lunger past said ori 7 (fez 5 In'a game apparatus a target prdvide'il with airaperture-therein;aclapper p'iVo't'ally' i'rioun'ted n; said" target nomia'lly' ext-ending: zaeidsss id aperture, is spflng adapted to- ;be'll a bell-striker, said clap er ada "ted to actuate s'aid-beH-strikef td-strike-sai be'Il,-v a igi'm -nieunt, a) giin -fiieu'rit, an a cenvxl curved base '00- whieh aid-'- target and gun-mount; are fast ojspcisite-ehdsthereef, the upper face (if s-aid I basesle in demiwardly from said target w jsfiidg'lil'l-filblifilk I V j I -In testimony whereof I have hereuntdset my" hand in presencseaftwe subseribing'wi-t- LOUISA. Jmmg;

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i 75 hold said clapper in its normal po'sitiom a;

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